Psalms 111 (DRB)

Chapter Text

111:1 Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments.

111:2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

111:3 Glory and wealth shall be in his house: and his justice remaineth for ever and ever.

111:4 To the righteous a light is risen up in darkness: he is merciful, and compassionate and just.

111:5 Acceptable is the man that sheweth mercy and lendeth: he shall order his words with judgment:

111:6 Because he shall not be moved for ever.

111:7 The just shall be in everlasting remembrance: he shall not fear the evil hearing. His heart is ready to hope in the Lord:

111:8 His heart is strengthened, he shall not be moved until he look over his enemies.

111:9 He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory.

111:10 The wicked shall see, and shall be angry, he shall gnash with his teeth and pine away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "darkness", "mercy", "blessed", "feareth", "lord", "shall", and "delight". It is saying that the contrast between light and darkness marks a real divide in how people respond to God's work.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "light" and "darkness" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "darkness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.